Gertrude Mothupi
Gertrude Mothupi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Free State Provincial Legislature | |
| In office May 2009 – May 2014 | |
| In office April 2004 – March 2006 | |
| Mayor of Mangaung | |
| In office March 2006 – August 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dibeela Gertrude Pheko 1 October 1970 |
| Citizenship | South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | Congress of the People (2008–2014) |
| Relations | Charlotte Lobe (sister) |
Dibeela Gertrude Mothupi (née Pheko; born 1 October 1970) is a South African politician who has been a part-time member of the Commission for Gender Equality since 2019. She was Mayor of Mangaung from 2006 to 2008 and served in the Free State Provincial Legislature.
Formerly a youth activist and local councillor in Botshabelo, Mothupi entered legislative politics during her term as Deputy Speaker of the Free State Provincial Legislature from 2004 to 2006. She left the provincial legislature in March 2006 to represent her party, the African National Congress (ANC), as Mangaung Mayor. She left the mayoral office in August 2008, when she was expelled from the ANC following a disciplinary inquiry. She subsequently joined the opposition Congress of the People (Cope), which she represented in the Free State Provincial Legislature from 2009 to 2014. She has since rejoined the ANC.